Vajpayee spells out terms for peace talks
NEW DELHI, April 23: Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee reiterated on Wednesday that Pakistan can “open the doors for talks” on Kashmir by ending the “infiltration” of militants into the...
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Opposition to discuss only LFO: Positive approach hoped
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The talks between Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and the opposition parties will start after Maghrib prayers on Friday and continue the next day....
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Kasuri sees positive change in Indian offer
NEW DELHI, April 23: Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri was quoted on Wednesday as welcoming what he saw as a new nuance in Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s offer of...
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Opposition will have to accept LFO: Shujaat
LAHORE, April 23: The President of the ruling PML-Q said here on Tuesday that opposition parties would have to accept the Legal Framework Order a part of the Constitution to make...
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Kashmiris won’t talk to pointman
SRINAGAR, April 23: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday dismissed the start of talks by New Delhi’s new pointman as a “non-serious process”....
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SHO, five outlaws killed in encounter
FAISALABAD, April 23: The Tandlianwala SHO and five alleged dacoits were killed in an encounter on the Faisalabad-Jaranwala Road early Wednesday morning....
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Karzai presents terrorists’ list
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Afghanistan has begun submitting lists of wanted “terrorists” to Pakistan in a bid to crush the Taliban suspected of regrouping along the mountainous border, Afghan President Hamid Karzai...
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Palestinians defuse power row
 RAMALLAH, April 23: Palestinian President Yasser Arafat and his prime minister-designate agreed on Wednesday on the makeup of a reform cabinet, defusing...
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SC seeks details of Asif’s cases
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Sindh advocate general to submit details about the pending cases against Asif Ali Zardari in Sindh, and announced it would consider...
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Pakistan demands respect for law
UNITED NATIONS, April 23: Underscoring respect for international law while dealing with the new situation in Iraq, Pakistan on Tuesday said that the process for suspension of sanctions as outlined in...
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Delhi using poisonous gases, say Mujahideen
MUZAFFARABAD, April 23: The Muttahida Jihad Council (MJC), an alliance of Kashmiri Mujahideen groups, accused India on Wednesday of using chemical weapons against the fighters and called...
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Islamabad, Kabul to hold biannual talks
ISLAMABAD, April 23: Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Wednesday to hold biannual consultations in Islamabad and Kabul alternatively....
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Anti-US sentiments growing in Iraq
 KARBALA, April 23: Huge crowds of Shias descended on Karbala on Wednesday to take part in rituals marking Arbaiin (the 40th day after the Karbala tragedy)...
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PPP ready to attend meeting
ISLAMABAD, April 23: The People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) said on Wednesday it would join other opposition parties in talks with Prime Minister Zafarullah Jamali set for Friday evening to settle a...
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Mirza Masroor elected Imam of Ahmdiya Jamaat
LAHORE, April 23: Mirza Masroor Ahmed was elected the fifth Imam of the Jamaat-i-Ahmdiya in London on Tuesday night, says a message received here on Wednesday....
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Taliban kill 2 soldiers
SPIN BOLDAK, April 23: Two Afghan government soldiers and three suspected Taliban fighters were killed when the latter ambushed a patrol in the south of the country, a senior official said....
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